Stocks Buckle Under Big News Week

Stock buyers' pockets were lighter at the end of busy week on Wall Street that included the departure of Alan Greenspan, a jaw-dropping earnings miss by search darling Google and more tensions over Iran.

Rate jitters dominated the news. The Federal Reserve raised short-term rates Tuesday to 4.5%, and said another increase may be in store in late March, when policy makers, now steered by Ben Bernanke, next meet. A weak...